Having taken a few Thalys trains, (as well as Eurostar, ICE, and Dutch NS), the Thalys trains were not just in the worst condition, but the entire customer service apparatus was just poorly managed.   So, my reading of this is not so much that Eurostar is expanding, so much that Thalys ...

I have made the London/Berlin trip multiple times, usually one way, because I've travelled elsewhere before/after.  What would make my life better would be to be able to (a) leave London later in the evening (10pm?), even if I only get as far as Amsterdam or Paris before I have to stay in a ...